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R. D. HYE.

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1,328,956, Pateutei. Jau. 2?, 1920.

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UNITED STA'PS ROBERT D, HAYES, 0F

PATENT OFFICE.

NEW HAVEN. CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO INDEX VISIBLE.

INCORPORATED, 0F NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.

INDEX 0B FILE.

Application med July 31,

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Ronnii'r l). HxYnmlii citizen of the Unitedln'tiites, residing in the city and county of New I'liii'en and Stilteof Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful In'iprovcinents inIndexes or Files, of Lwhich the following is n full, elenr, and exactdescription.

This invention. relates to indexes or files, :ind it has pzirtii-iilzirrcfercnre to a .So-culled iisihle index eiiihodiing ii pliiriilityl ofrecord holding.,r niemlirrs or wirds which. iii thc, noi'ioiil position,iii-e lit-ld in overlapped relaitioli so tlnil only the niiirluiniilportions Ilni'vot' iii'c. exposed lo \io\\. The iniciiiion :ilso hasspec-inl refcrcnrc to :i .system of this kind in which eiirli wird ishield iiiitwisc on :i support by :i tongue or tongues on tho riird, iisshown. i'orexiimple. in the Fisher liitent No. Muslim), diited December24, llll, :ilthoiigli it may lio iiscd to iidi'iilitnge in cor'iierionwith other record systems.

(hir ol thc prim-dry objects of the present invention is to provideimproved wenns for proicriing the irce edges of the cards ,end ihri-i-i-or I militer mili-ind lhiieon where the lidi-x is :isi-d iii :inmvhine shop or other esf= llishnviii in ii'liirli thil wirds :irehandled hi' pewm hiiiinp4 olli' or dirty lingers. Moripniih ihn-li'. iiis iiimed to furnish iin index or lili lori-in rei-ord niatter. writtenor Vtypl=\'-'iitl'rii oloiiig or nmir the edge por lion of ;i wird. ispiolrrtcd iii :Ln extremely .simple :ind econoinii :il wir)l luy :irovi-ring of siiitiilile transparent oilproof :ind waiter .nroofmaterial. In the embodiment of my lnvcntion :selerted for illustration,the ciiiils are of wliit is culled the downliiiniigingr type, theirupper portions beingr seeiired detachnbly to n siiilzilile support undtheir `lower free edige portions carrying the record insit-l ter, Iind.in this enne the transparent covering for cachv card is loented at ornear the lower edge portion thereof. However, the invention is equallyapplicable to a eerd systcni in which the wirds nre of the upstandingftype, if. e. where the record mattei' is written or typewritt'en alongthe uppel:` edges, or otherwise cariiedby the upper edge portions of thecards.

My invention also has in view the provision of :in index or le composedof a plurality of overlapping cards, wherein the Specification o!Letters Patent.

Patented J un. 27, 1920.

i917. serial No. 183,769.

transparent protective covering l'oij the vieilihi nnirginiil portionot' eiirh riti-d is ciirried hi' the i'iird in l'roiit ot' the firstmentioned wird. This permits the construction to he ot :i very simphIclini'iii'ter, hcxniiso it iis merely necessary curr. ai `strip ol'Celestron, or other trainspiirent miitcriiil, iilong the edge ot emzhcai rd in ,siirli n miinncr tlm( it will extend beyond thc odge ol' thewird proper nml ovcrlio tho exposed odg-i portion oi the wird hcliind,oli \\'liirh expos-cd edgiportion iliii'i-rord niiit lvi4 is iisiiiillAtipn'i'itlcn or written di iert| \'l lt is. ol' oii...c. fciisllili,lioiitirr.` lo rorer intcrliirdhitv icrord .slips oi' inserts in thissiime manner.

rl`o those :ind other ends. thc invention consists iii the novelfeiiliiree :ind romhiniitions of parts to lic hereinafter desrribed iindclaimed.

ln the :ici-oinpiinyiiig drawing,

lilgiire 1 is ai fragmento-ry front elevation of iin index or fileembodyingr my improvenient Fig. 2 is zin enlarged detail sectiont'roiigfh the lower edgiportions oi several cards 'on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figl 3 is a t'ront view of the iower part ol' ii card.. :ind

Fig. 4 is a rear View of the lower part of ii wird.

As prev ioni-ily Stated, the cards or record members selected forillustration are of the doii'nliiiiiging or pendant type. In sometentures they :ire similar to the opstanding ciirds Shown in Ymy PatentNo. 1223169. dated April 17th, 1917. A plurality of curda .j :ire atapted to he mounted in a predetermined overlapped relation by means oftongues near the upper edges of the cards, adapted to engage a suporting strip 6 mounted on n oarrier leaf the lower eclres of the cardsbeing free sind exposed. he lower ede portion of each card extendsdownwar ly below the card next in front nf the same to e certaindefinite extent, as shown at 8 in Fig. 2. vThe exposed portion of eachcard is protected by transparent means carried by the card next in frontof the same. `For this purpose I prefer tosecure a strip 9, of Celestronor other transparent material, along the lower' portionof each card, a.port of such strip being applied lo piifste, or otherwise 50,-,

f strips may be readil to the rear surface of the card by gluing,stitching or the like, and another art of the strip extending downwardbeyon the lower edge of the card proper, so as to cover and protect theexposed portion ot the card at the rear of the first mentioned card. Inthis n'ianiier the exposed edge portions of the rai-ds are protectedfrom oil and similar substances on the hands of the person or personsusing the index, but the visibility ot' the index is not im aired to anyappreciable degree owing to tlie transparency of the protective strips.Any oil or like substance which may be deposited on the'protectiveremoved b wiping them with a dam c oth inasmucli as they are, of course,per ectly oil-proof and water n'oof. Preferably; the celesti-on stripswill be glued or stitched tothe rear surfaces of the cards, and thedownward extension of the strip beyond the lower edge of the card willcorrespond exactly with the overlap of the cards, so that the bottomedge of each transparent strip will be substantially flush with thebottom edge of the card proper, located behind said strip, as shown inFig. 2.

The addition of the transparent strips to the cards isla matter of smallexpense, and the strips do not interfere in any way with the separationof the cards for the interpolation of new cards or with such othermanipulation as is usual in devices of this character. The protection ofthe record matter by Celestron or the like can be achieved in accordancewith my improved system ii much less expense than is the ease where itis necessary to provide each card with a special pocket for an insert.If desired, however, my improvements can be used advantageously in anindex where plain cards are inserted between adjacent cards 5, andarranged so that their lower edges are exposed. Ih this case, the cards5 merely serve as holders, the record matter being carried by theinterpolated cards or inserts? It will be observed that by providingreach card along its free edge with a transparent strip, the card isextended in area to a certain extent, and that the resulting recordmember is formed by a substantially opaque major portion, having asubstantially transarent portion running along one of the orizontalmargins. I do not, of course, limit myself in all aspects of theinvention to a member composed of opaque and transarent portions whichare secured together y an overlappin joint. Changes ma be made in thedetaills without departing fiom the scope of the invention.

I claim: i

1. In an index 0r' tile, the combination of a support, and a pluralityof cards mounted on said support in overlapped relation with one marginof each card exposed, each card having a transparent ortion overla pingthe exposed margin otpthe card at t e rear of the same.

2. In an index or tile, a plurality of overlapped eards, und transparentrtions secured to said cards, and exten ing beyond the free edges ot'the cards.

3. In an index or tile, a plurality of cards, each card having onemarginal portion extending beyond the card next in front of the same soas to be exposed, and a transparent protective portion on each cardoverlapping the exposed portion of the ea'rd at the rear of the saine.

In an index or file, a plurality of overlapped iiat record members, eachcomprising an opaque major portion, and a transparent marginal portionextending a substantial distanrelbeyond the edge of the opaque ma )orportion.

In an index or tile, a plurality of overlapped tlat record members, eachcomprising an opaque body portion, and a trans pa rent marginal portion,the transparent. marginal portion of each member overlying a part of theopaque portion of the member behind said first. inenilier.

(i. In an index or tile, the combination of a support, a plurality ofcards mounted on said support in overlapped relation and having,r freeedge portions carrying' record inatter, and transparent means upon eachcard for protecting the record matter upon an adjacent card.

7. In an index or tile, the combination of a support, a plurality wisethereon in overlapped relation, said cards having their edges exposed,and said exposed edges havingr record matter written thereon, andtransparent means carried by euch card for on the card behind.

In an index or file, a plurality of cards arranged in overlappedrelation with exposed edges, and a transparent portion upon each cardextending beyond the exposed edge thereof.

the combination of mounted tiatwise thereon'in overlapped re'd lation,and transparent strips on the lower edge portions of said cardsextending below the lower edges of the respective cards.

0 In an index or file, a support, a card mounted fiatwise thereon withone edge fre 120 a second card similar to the first, mounte in frontofthe Erst but having a free edge so located relatively to that of thefirst card,

as to expose the card, and transparent. means card overlyingr tion, saidtransparent means eomprisin a. transparent strip applied to and overappng the edge portion of the second card.

on said second l1. A dat record member for indexes or 13p.

protecting the record matter downhanging eards marginal portion of thefirst" said exposed marginal por Laasphe files, having n, transparentmarginal portion 'positioned to permit record 'mutter at the rear ofsaid record member t bel seen through said marginal portion.

12. A record member for indexes and the like, having moans adjacent onemargin for securinglit to u support so as to-leave the.

other margin free, such other margin being transparent.

13. A record cord for indexes, having an edge portion adapted to containrecord matter, and provided with a transparent, extension beyond saidedge portion.

14. A record card formdexes ori'liiles, having a transp-.iront stripapplied to` nefnce thereof and extending beyond one*- dge .of tlul cardto protect record matter at the rear of said card.

l. A record rard for indexes, having a transparent strip applied to therear face thereof und extending bryond a, horizontal odge of the bard toprotort record mater at tho Vrai of Said card.

1G. A roi-ord card for indexes, having means adjacent oml edge of thecard for serui-ingr` it on a Support, and a, transparent strip appliedto the card adjacent its opposito edge and extending beyond said odge toprotectvwthout concealing reeord 4metter at the. rear of said card.

17. A record card means adjacentone edge of the card for securing `it.on a, support, and a transparent strip secured to the card adjacent itso gite edge at the rear face of the card an extendin beyond said edge toprotect Without roneang receord matter at the rear of said car ad `forindexes, having 1S. In an index or file, a plurality of oven lapped flatrecord members, each comprising an opaque portion and a transparentportion secured thereto, the transparent portion being positioned toprotect without con ruling record matter upon the record member behindsaid lirst member. Y

11'). In nn index or file, n. plurality of mierlapped fiat recordmembers havingrecorc inaiter upon the fave thereof, and n 'eans forpromotingr without concealing:` saizl record matter comprising atransparent Strip een rivd by the record member in frotit of the woordmatter which the strip protects.

In witness whereof, I have h eunto set my hand on the 30th rday of Jul1917.

ROBERT D. HAYES.

